Sheet-metal pocket-box for tobacco and other articles.



F. BBERHART. SHEET METAL POCKET BOX Eon TOBACCO AND OTHER ARTICLES.

APPLICATION FILED 00124, 1908.

Patented Apr 20, 1909.

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FELIX EBERHART, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMERIOAN (JAN COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

SHEET-METAL POCKET-BOX FOR TOBACCO AND OTHER ARTICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 20, 1909.

Application filed October 24, 1908. Serial No. 459,328.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FELIX EBEnHAnT, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Sheet-Metal Pocket- Boxes for Tobacco and other Articles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sheet metal pocket boxes for tobacco and other articles, and more particularly to improvements in sheet metal boxes of the kind having a pouring opening in the top head or cover.

Heretofore the sheet metal pocket boxes of the kind to which my invention relates have usually had the pouring opening in the top head closed by a reciprocating slide fitting either inside or outside the flat head of the box and slidably connected thereto by suitable guides; and difficulty has been experienced in practical operation owing to the flat sheet metal head or the thin flat sheet metal side becoming bent out of shape by the pressure of the thumb or finger in opening or closing, and thus rendering the operation of the slide difficult or impossible, and the closure defective.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved construction of pocket box in which the pouring opening may be in the top head thereof, and which will overcome the difiiculties or objections heretofore experienoed, and which will at the same time be of a simple, efficient and durable construction, and capable of being cheaply manufactured.

My invention consists in a sheet metal ocket box having a wide thin body suitable or convenient pocket use, and preferably furnished with substantially fiat back and front walls and curved or trough shaped edge walls, and provided with a top head furnished with a pouring opening near one end thereof, the pouring opening in the top head being closed by a swinging lid or flap furnished with an integral pivot lip at one end, and a pair of curved guide wings, the pivot lip extending through a transverse slot in the top head and the curved guide wings extending through longitudinally extending side slots in said top head, the pivot lip having an offset, and said pivot lip and curved guide I wings cooperating to pivotally lock and secure the closure lid 01' flap to the top head of the box and prevent said lid or flap from being removed therefrom, while allowing it to be readily assembled.

My invention further consists in the novel construt'ztion of parts and devices, and in the novel combinations of parts and devices herein shown and described.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a plan view of a sheet metal pocket tobacco box embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross section on line 33 of Fig. 1. F 4 is a detail )erspective View of the swinging closure lir. or flap. Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the top head of the box with the closure lid or flap removed, and Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view illustrating a modification.

in the accompanying drawing, 1 represents the body of a sheet metal pocket box or receptacle, the same preferably being of a wide, thin form suitable for carrying in the pocket, and having preferably substantially flat back and front walls 2, 3, and curved or trough shaped edge walls 4, 5. The side seam 6 of the body is preferably an internal lock or folded seam, and located at one of the curved or trough shaped edge walls. The bottom head 7 and top head 8 are each preferably furnished with countersink walls 9 fitting inside the upper and lower ends of the body, and said heads are preferably secured to the body by double or folded seams 10. The top head S is furnished with a pouring opening 11 near one end, and with a transverse slot 12 near its middle and longitudinally extending side or guide slots 13.

14 is the swinging closure lid or flap. It is )rovide-d at one end with an integral hinge lip or tongue 15, which is provided with a locking offset or right angle flange 16, ada ted to be inserted through the transverse s 0t 12 in the top head. The closure lid or flap 14 is further provided with integral curved guide wings near its pivot end, bent at right angles to the plane of the closure lid or flap, and each preferably of substantially quadrant shape and adapted to fit in the longitudinally extending side slots 13 of the top head, and by their cooperation with the slotted top head and the hinge lip or tongue 15 to pivotally connect the lid or flap 14 with the top head and lock it securely in position thereon, while permitting it to swing freely into its open and closed positions. The swinging lid or flap 14 is further preferably provided at its free or swinging end with a curled lug or finger piece 17 to facilitate the opening and closing. This lug 17 is prefer ably curled inward so that it will fit snugly within the upwardly projecting countersink wall 9 of the top head and have a snug or locking engagement therewith to snap or hold the lid 14 in its closed position. If preferred, however, this lug 17 may be turned outward to fit over or embrace the folded seam 10 which unites the top head with the body of the box, as illustrated in Fig. 6. The offset 16 in the pivot lip or tongue 15 causes said lip or tongue to fit and project under the top head while the lid or flap 14 fits down fiat and snug on the outside of the top head, and said oiiset in connection with the quadrant shaped or curved guide wings securely holds or locks the lid or fiap 14 in position on the top head. At the same time, said lip or flap may be quickly and cheaply assembled or inserted in position on the top head by simply turning it into proper position, that is to say, at substantially right angles to the top head, and then first inserting the ends of the guide wings in the guide slots of the top head and then slightly s ringing the lower end of the pivot lip 15 so tliat it will enter the transverse or ivot slot 12 of the top head, as will be readi y understood by those skilled in the art.

My improved box is preferably made of sheet metal, but it may be made of paper in whole or in part.

I claim:

1. A sheet metal pocket box comprising a wide thin body, and bottom and top heads secured thereto, the top head having a pouring opening, and being provided with a transverse pivot slot and longitudinally extending guide slots, and a swinging closure lid having a pivot lip or tongue furnished with an oiiset fitting in said transverse slot in the top head, and a pair of curved guide wings fitting in said guide slots of the top head, substantially as specified.

2. A sheet metal pocket box comprising a wide thin body, and bottom and top heads secured thereto, the top head having a pouring opening, and being provided with a transverse pivot slot and longitudinally extending guide slots, and a swinging closure lid having a pivot lip or tongue furnished with an ofiset fitting in said transverse slot in the top head, and a pair of curved guide wings fitting in said guide slots of the top head, said top head having a countersunk Wall and said closure lid being provided at its free end With a finger piece lug having a snap or locking engagement with said countersink wall of the top head to hold said lid closed, substantially as specified.

8. A sheet metal box comprising a wide thin body, and bottom and top heads secured thereto, the top head having a pouring opening, and being provided with a transverse pivot slot and a longitudinally extending guide slot, and a swinging closure lid having a pivot lip or tongue furnished with an offset fitting in said transverse slot in the top head,

and a curved guide wing fitting in the said guide slot of the top head, substantially as specified.

4. A sheet metal box comprising a body, and bottom and top heads secured thereto, the top head having a pouring opening, and being provided with a transverse pivot slot and a longitudinally extending guide slot, and a swinging closure lid having a pivot lip or tongue fitting in the said transverse slot in the top head, and a curved guide wing fitting in the said guide slot of the top head, substantially as specified.

L. S. WVELLES, WILLIAM D. FOSTER. 

